Huge French lottery ticket "Les gueules cassées" from 1939.

These lottery tickets were sold in the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Very beautiful portrait of a young girl - Belgian printed postcard from 1910s.

Set of 20 very decorative vintage cigar bands of different sizes and patterns probably from the 1950s to the 1970s.

French newspaper "L'Ouest" of March 22, 1914 - 8 pages.

State as on the photos.

10 French bills of exchange with beautiful blue tax stamps from 1980s.

These bills of exchange are financial instruments for loans between companies. Before the massive arrival of computers, these exchanges were carried out by hand as shown by these documents. The last photos shows the back of the bills of exchange. Each pack is very similar.

Beautiful French letterhead from a soldier send in 1940. Beautiful header of 134th Infantry Regiment of French army.

Vintage Belgian postcard representing three children on the farm. Postcard sent in 1913.

French engraving representing two large rodents and a hunter by the drawer Victor Adam dating from the middle of the 19th century.

Jean-Victor Vincent Adam, born in Paris on January 28, 1801 and died in Viroflay on December 30, 1866, is a French painter and lithographer. He has illustrated numerous works and his drawings have been interpreted in engraving by Antoine François Gelée, Émile Giroux and Jean-François Pourvoyeur.

This engraving is probably the result of a reissue of the encyclopedia on wildlife of Buffon.

Vintage Belgian "Bonne fête" postcard with young girl with a bouquet of flowers from 1909. Unwritten back. 

In Europe and probably in other countries, it is tradition to wish a "bonne fête" to relatives and friends according to their first name and the calendar of saints. It is a tradition dating from the 16th century that lasted until the beginning of the 20th century and is gradually being lost.

Beautiful care or beauty product labels - Early 20th century.

Set of 5 pages of philosophy course in French - beautiful writing on the front and back of each sheet.

These sheets were written by a high school student (E. Collin) in 1866.

The page in the last photo is not for sale, it indicates the date of these leaflets.

Each set is very similar to the photos presented and includes 5 leaflets written on the front and back.

23 pages French notarial document (of which 7 handwritten pages) of the Dieppe region in France on old paper rather thick and rigid.

Center pages larger than the other pages have been meticulously folded to the same size

This document dates from 1925 and corresponds to an acknowledgement of debt.

Set of 8 French bills of exchange from 1950s with tax stamps and rubber-stamps.

Note that several bills of exchange have a hole in the lower left corner: these bills of exchange had to be stapled to the corresponding bills and had to be detached more or less cleanly once the customer had paid the expected amount.

The last photo shows the back of the bills of exchange.

These bills of exchange are financial instruments for loans between companies. Before the massive arrival of computers, these exchanges were carried out by hand as shown by these documents.

French postcard representing a young woman on a bicycle. This postcard dates from 1900s. It has been sent, but the back contains only the address.

Huge French lottery ticket "Les gueules cassées" from 1939.

These lottery tickets were sold in the street or in small shops to help veterans.

Huge French lottery tickets "Les gueules cassées" from 1937.

These lottery tickets were sold on the street or in small shops to help veterans.